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A British man has been given 22 life sentences after admitting 71 charges of sex abuse against children in Malaysia aged from six months to 12 years old.

A British pedophile who sexually abused nearly 200 Malaysian babies and children before he was given 22 life sentences three years ago was killed in prison Sunday, authorities said. Richard Huckle, 33, was fatally stabbed with a makeshift knife at Full Sutton Prison in York, England, according to multiple local news outlets. The U.K. Ministry of Justice confirmed his death in a statement, but wouldn’t say how he died because an investigation is underway. The freelance photographer and former schoolteacher used his position to gain access to numerous vulnerable children during trips to Malaysia. He was arrested in 2014 after investigators found 20,000...

Richard Huckle, one of Britain's worst paedophiles, has been killed in his prison cell in the north of England, sources have confirmed. The 33-year-old, who was serving 22 life sentences, at Full Sutton Prison in East Yorkshire, was found dead in his cell at the weekend. Huckle, from Ashford in Kent, was jailed in 2016, after being arrested on his return to the UK from Malaysia, where he had been living and abusing children. He pleaded guilty to 71 offences involving 22 children, but it is thought there were many more children across South East Asia. Huckle was found by...

KOTA KINABALU - A woman who was six months pregnant was rushed to hospital after she allegedly took 20 abortion pills.It was believed the 20-something woman was in a hotel room in Kudat on Sunday when she swallowed the pills and inserted some into her private parts. The following afternoon, the foetus was expelled but the placenta was stuck inside her. She was forced to inform hotel staff, who alerted the authorities.

While congratulating the council for the pretty drawing, Facebook user Hamir Habeed Mohd questioned the relevance of the drawing with Taiping. “Is the character a Taiping born? The plane landed in Taiping? The woman married a local or died there? Don’t tell me just because she refilled her petrol here it became a historical matter?” he asked. He further questioned why a local figure was not highlighted instead. “There are many other historical matters than could have been highlighted.” Sharing the same sentiment, another user by the name of Simon Chin questioned the reasoning behind the mural of Earhart when...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia filed criminal charges on Friday against 17 current and former directors at subsidiaries of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) following an investigation into a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal that led to the demise of state fund 1MDB.Those charged on Friday include Richard Gnodde, chief executive of Goldman Sachs International, Michael Evans, president of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) and a former director at Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, and Michael Sherwood, former vice chairman of Goldman Sachs Group.The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the bank for its role as underwriter and arranger of the bond offer....

SAN DIEGO (Tribune Content Agency) — Redacted Navy documents and the command history of Navy Region Southwest Commander Rear Adm. Bette Bolivar indicate she was investigated in connection with the so-called “Fat Leonard” scandal and had received gifts from the contractor in 1998. A female officer on-board the salvage ship Salvor accepted gifts in the form of a hotel room, dinner, drinks, entertainment and a golf outing in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, in August 1998, according to a memo signed by Adm. Philip S. Davidson in July 2017. Although her name was redacted from the documents, Bolivar, a Navy deep sea...

You are my betrothed you have not missed the wedding feast but on the contrary you are prepreparing everything needed for that very moment and day. You are always where I need you to be not where others perceive.I AM with you even now so how can you miss all that I have for us for we are one. Be at peace with the body and pray pray pray for in this manner your wick is trimmed and in worship your oil shall be full. Matthew 25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who...

My promises to you are "Yes and Amen" I AM your Sustainer and not man. Come to Me in your time of need for I AM A Loving God visiting My Blessings upon the righteous that call upon My name. I AM Lord God, King your Yahweh and Messiah. All there is to fill your cup is to Believe and Declare for such was the Faith of The Centurion and I have placed this Faith in YOU ! My Shalom(PEACE) IS yours AS YOU Speak Peace to each storm in your life. . . Guard your Heart with Loving Kindness...

The Islamic Republic of Iran is involved in the illicit procurement of technology for weapons of mass destruction, the German intelligence agency for the northern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern wrote in its May report. In the 206-page report, that was reviewed by The Jerusalem Post, the intelligence agents wrote: “The fight against the illegal proliferation of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons of mass destruction and the materials needed for their manufacture, as well as the corresponding delivery systems [e.g. rockets], including the necessary knowledge, in cooperation with other authorities, is also the responsibility of counterintelligence.” The intelligence report continued, “From these...

New information regarding the September 11, 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic outpost and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya and on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt has been brought forward by former U.S. military personnel who were on duty that fateful night. These whistleblowers reveal that the attackers in Benghazi were led by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, under the command of Iranian General Qassem Suleimani. “Qassem Suleimani, a fanatical Islamic revolutionary, has rapidly become one of the world’s top terrorist suspects, as well as a powerful and sinister force within Iran” according to The Telegraph. U.S....

ecretary of Defense Spokesperson LTC Dave Eastburn provided the following readout: Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan met today with Malaysian Minister of Defence Mohamad Sabu on the margins of the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The two leaders reaffirmed the strong and enduring defense ties between the United States and Malaysia. They reviewed the state of bilateral security cooperation, with a focus on shared priority areas of maritime security and countering terrorism and violent extremism. They also discussed the successful implementation of U.S. security assistance programs with Malaysia, such as the Maritime Security Initiative. Acting Secretary Shanahan and Minister...

The government of French President Emmanuel Macron is appealing the decision to stop the removal of food and water from quadriplegic hospital patient Vincent Lambert..... In Missouri a judge allowing the states last abortion clinic to remain open while a request for a permanent injunction is considered..... 12 are dead and the shooter killed by police in Virginia Beach, Virginia.... Mohamed Hichem M is the name of the suspect in last Friday's parcel bombing in Lyon, France...... In Morocco Abdessamad Ejjoud is one of three men who pledge allegiance to the Islamic State and is one of 24 men accused...

My absoluteness extends into forever as Loving kindness and so My Faithfullness equates The sum of My Love for you for I AM ever with you being in and through all things . . . Therefore there is No need of reaching out but merely and graciously just a laying down before Me (Jesus) All your cares and woes for I AM ever listening and caring for you even when it seems I AM distant to your needs, your cries and your joys for Truly I KNOW your beginning for I AM YOUR COMPLETENESS and Final Joy Eternally waiting for...

Data from Refinitiv shows the total value of projects in the scheme stands at $3.67 trillion, spanning countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and South America. Initiative to recreate the old Silk Road is to deliver green and high-quality development. BEIJING: President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed deals worth more than $64 billion signed during China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) this week as he sought to reassure skeptics the project will deliver sustainable growth for all involved. Xi said market principles will apply in all Belt and Road cooperation projects and that his signature initiative to recreate the old Silk...

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Defense is negotiating with Cuba, Pakistan, Russia and China, to acquire military assets through barter. Minister Mohamad Sabu said these countries have shown their readiness to accept snake oil, moon beams, or directed foundation donations in exchange for military equipment. Mohamad said the acquisition of defense stuff through barter could be a way to reduce the country’s financial burden. If successful, the barter trade could potentially increase the value of his oil product(s)… The European Parliament is in the process of banning the use of snake oil in Brexit while top producer tout full swamp...

Exodus 28:36-37 You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD. 37Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.… You My children are covered by The Architect of your Salvation, And of all Creation, There is nothing that can penetrate Me, For I AM That I AM OF ALL ETERNITY ! Infallible, Holy and True , No lie can reach you, I AM your Fortress removing every snare, For you reside in Me and My Kingdom...

Ten days after disappearing in the middle of a trail race on March 23, a Malaysian runner is still nowhere to be found. Encik Amri, the technical director of Gopeng Ultra Trail (GUT), confirmed to Runner’s World that Mohammad Ashraf bin Hasan was missing, and that a search and rescue mission of various local groups continues to scour the area of his last known whereabouts. Local authorities, who are directing the search, asked him not to give a full interview before their investigation was complete, he said. Ashraf was one of several hundred competing in the 25K distance (others attempted...

My children you are far beyond where you see yourself now. I have made you out of the very fabric of Eternity as The angels, yet in My image and Breath . There IS No God but ME . I AM your answer and your ALL ,YOUR ETERNAL Partner, helper and Blessing with Hope as your bowtie and ring of Promise. I have your Destiny in My very hand on the tongue of My Spirit of Truth . Come to Me "Come up Higher where you belong my betrothed, for I shall never leave this Love we have AS ONE...

(Kim Jong-Un's Assassinated Half-Brother) The morning of 13 February 2017 was like any other at Kuala Lumpur’s hectic international airport terminal so it would have been easy to miss a lone North Korean man, clad in a blue polo shirt and jeans, heading to check into his flight to Macau. As he ambled past a column, a backpack slung over one shoulder, a woman approached him and wiped an oily substance on his face before disappearing, her unusual actions caught on CCTV. Moments later, another woman came from behind and covered his eyes with her hands. She then slid...